President Obama got in some trouble for saying this. But it’s true. Robert Wright at The Atlantic explains. Here is a graph from his article.
Wright speculates:
“What if Obama, rather than just try to walk back his unfortunate choice of words, trotted out some visual aids and spent 60 seconds explaining exactly what he meant? ‘Professorial’ can be a feature, not a bug.”
Haha. Obama’s having got defensive and backed down on this issue really does seem like a mistake, to me.
How freakin appropriate, given my feelings this weekend.
What I’m listening to right now.
X-Press (feat. David Byrne), “Lazy.” Actually, I wasn’t so lazy, listening to it. I went on a jog in the park, around the lake. The extended version is a better track, but the shorter version has the cool video, above.
Here’s the lyrics.
I’m lazy when I’m lovin and I’m lazy when I play
I’m lazy with my girlfriend a thousand times a day
I’m lazy when I’m speaking, I’m lazy when I walk
I’m lazy when I’m dancing and I’m lazy when I talkOpen up my mouth, air comes rushing out (sigh)
Nothing, doing nada, never, how d’you like me now?
Wouldn’t it be mad, wouldn’t it be fine
Lazy, lucky lady, dancing, loving all the timeOhhhhh I’m wicked and I’m lzy
Ohhhhh Don’t you want to save me?Some folks they got money and some folks love to sweep
Some folks make decisions and some folks clean the streets
Now imagine what it feels like, imagine how it sounds
Imagine life was perfect and everything works outNo tears are falling from my eyes
I’m keeping all the pain inside
Now don’t you want to live with me
I’m lazy as a man can beOhhhhh I’m wicked and I’m lazy
Ohhhhh Don’t you want to save me?Ooh-hoo
Imagine there’s a girlfriend, imagine there’s a job
Imagine there’s an answer, imagine there’s a God
Imagine I’m a devil, imagine I’m a saint
Lazy money, lazy, sexy, lazy outer spaceNo tears are falling from my eyes
I’m keeping all the pain inside
Now don’t you want to live with me
I’m lazy as a man can be(Note this paragraph is for the extended version)
Ohhhhh I’m wicked and I’m lazy
Ohhhhh Don’t you want to save me?
Lazy when I work, lazy on the bed
Screaming all you like but it only fades away
I’m lazy when I’m praying, lazy on the job
Got a lazy mind, lazy eye, lazy lazy fatherHard man, hard life
Hard keeping it all inside
Good times, good God
m’so lazy I almos’ stopppppTTTOhhhhh I’m wicked and I’m lazy
Ohhhhh Don’t you want to save me?
Ohhhhh I’m wicked and I’m lazy
Ohhhhh Don’t you want to save me?
[Daily log: walking, 1 km; running, 3 km]
